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Rocks made from living things

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The only rock that can form in this way is limestone formed from calcium carbonate concentrated in shells and exoskeletons like corals. The rock itself comes from sediment rich in these materials after the animals' deaths.

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The rock that is made by the remains of plants is coal.

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Coral- the skeleton of a living thing- and limestone, which can be formed from the SHELLS of formerly living things.

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Rocks made from once living things are fossils.

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Are rocks made out of matter that was never living?

Some rocks are made of matter that was never living (e.g. meteoric rocks, igneous rocks, moon rocks) and some rocks are made of matter that was once part of living things (e.g. limestone rocks, marble rocks, iron ore rocks) and some rocks might be a mixture of matter that was never living and matter that was once part of living things (e.g. sandstone rocks, mudstone rocks, shale rocks, slate rocks).


What is one difference in how rocks and minerals are classified?

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How can a rock be distinguished from living things?

the dead log is made up of cell.but the rocks are not made up of cell.


Are rocks only made up of cells?

No - rocks are not made up of cells. Only living things have cells. Rocks are groups of minerals and/or mineraloids (mineral-like substances).


What type f rocks come from living things?

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Igneous rocks can be formed from lava from volcanoes The remains of living things are not found in rocks made from lavaWhy does lava destroy the remains of living things?

Because the fossils cannot survive the intense heat.


Is there such thing as a living rock?

There are organic rocks derived from once living things, but there are no living rocks.


Can rocks change into a living thing?

No... No... No... and No...! Living things have got life but rocks dont.


Do non living things affect living things?

Hardened rocks are not considered to be alive, and living beings (prisoners) break them into smaller rocks, so, yes, they do.


What is diversity of living and non-living things?

living things are made up of plants and animals one basic things which is common to all livings is that all of them have live . that is things are made up of cells and therefore above to carry out live process . on the other hands non-living do not have live. eg pens, rocks


What are some living and non living things in a sloths habitat?

some living things are: insects some nonliving things are: rocks


Are rocks living things or non living things?

Rock has no life. So it is consider as non living thing.